Amazon has announced the expansion of new generative AI listing tools and capabilities designed to empower small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The first tool simplifies the listing creation process, allowing sellers to generate compelling product titles, descriptions, and other details by providing a few descriptive words or just uploading a product image. It comes as a new Amazon survey reveals 7 out of 10 small business owners using generative AI have already seen real-world benefits to their business from the technology. UK early adopters agreed AI could or has benefited their business by saving time (79%), improving content (73%), improving profitability (73%), enhancing customer service (72%), and reach more international customers (71%). Over a third (32%) felt that AI-generated content could increase a product’s discoverability, with businesses ranking attracting new customers as the key challenge they face.
With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 coming to the US for the first time, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed The Gang, a full-service gaming studio building best-in-class branded immersive activations, to introduce the sport of cricket to US fans through new cricket-themed updates to some of Roblox’s most popular experiences. Roblox users can experience cricket-themed mini-games and maps within three of Roblox’s most popular activations: Blade Ball, Strongman Simulator, and Ultimate Football. The three games replicate real-world cricket and showcase different parts of the sport, including batting, bowling, and fielding, reaching new audiences through immersive and familiar digital environments. As part of the experiences, The Gang is leveraging its new cutting-edge CRM tool, BOOST, to enhance user engagement. This tool encourages players to sign up for the ICC’s Web3 loyalty program in exchange for rewards and free UGC items, allowing fans to link their Roblox accounts to the ICC.
Shopline, Asia’s largest commerce services platform for selling online, has partnered with fast fashion retailer, Chi Chi London. This collaboration will help the party wear brand provide a more premium and personalised shopping experience for its customers, positioning the retailer for further growth and success. Chi Chi London recognised that it needed to provide more than a simple transaction to maximise user interaction with its channels and enhance the customer journey throughout its platforms. The brand required a solution to deliver an elevated shopping experience unique to each customer, ensuring they receive a personalised touch and return for future purchases. Chi Chi London enlisted SHOPLINE to help achieve this goal. By leveraging SHOPLINE’s advanced technology and customer insights, Chi Chi London will be able to create a more engaging and tailored shopping experience. This partnership will allow the brand to offer personalised recommendations, exclusive offers, and a seamless shopping journey, ensuring that each customer feels valued and understood. Chi Chi London is committed to enhancing customer satisfaction and building lasting relationships through this innovative approach.
Google Cloud and Stagwell have announced a set of new AI-powered features across Stagwell’s portfolio of digital marketing applications, built using Google Cloud infrastructure and AI services, including its Gemini models. Stagwell is a digital-first global marketing services network that delivers value to customers through its cutting-edge marketing technology stack, utilizing the latest advancements in AI. Stagwell will now use a wide range of Google Cloud technologies to power and deliver its applications, including Gemini models, AI tooling in Vertex AI, compute, storage, and networking. After initially beginning to migrate several applications to Google Cloud in 2023, Stagwell is now integrating Google Cloud AI across several of its most widely-adopted products, including Propellers, CUE, PRophet, and SmartAssets.
Titan OS, a European technology, entertainment, and advertising company, has launched Titan Ads, a premium marketplace for Connected TV (CTV). Headquartered in Barcelona, Titan OS and Titan Ads operate in key European markets, leveraging the content and advertising expertise of its local teams in markets such as the UK, Germany, France, Spain & Italy, with plans for further expansion. Titan Ads will allow advertisers to impact millions of difficult-to-reach streaming viewers via Titan OS – available on Philips, AOC and JVC connected TVs in Europe – thanks to exclusive first-party data and inventory. Titan Ads also enables advertisers to extend their campaigns to over 30 million streaming households across Europe through strategic partnerships with leading TV manufacturers, content partners and telcos. These include Virgin Media in the UK, where Titan Ads is a sales partner for premium FAST inventory.
This summer, 7UP is levelling up the barbecue season with the launch of its innovative and delicious BBQ Range by 7UP. Created in partnership with Twisted, the home of unserious food, this exclusive three-piece collection draws inspiration from 7UP’s classic lemon-lime flavour and features a rich and luxurious Zesty Mayonnaise, an aromatic Zingy Hot Sauce and a creamy ranch-style Tangy Salad Dressing. Each condiment, all of which are vegan, is designed to elevate the nation’s favourite summer food occasion by enhancing the taste of any dish, making Briton’s barbecues more vibrant than ever. Only a select number of lucky winners will get their hands on 7UP’s limited edition BBQ Range, either via 7UPs social media competition or in-person via a giveaway at one of 7UP’s first of its kind Coolbox installations. Making its way around the UK, the unique 7UP Coolbox installations will be popping up in famed locations like Battersea Power Station, and food festivals such as Pub in the Park; 7UP will be giving away the newly-released tasty trio at each stop of the tour. The Coolbox not only offers visitors an opportunity to secure an exclusive BBQ kit, but also to enjoy complimentary ice-cold 7UP, take home some iconic merchandise and bop to local DJ’s whilst soaking up the summer vibes. Visit the 7UP Coolbox, and step into its pop-up summer oasis.
Specialty logistics giant, World Courier, a part of Cencora, have chosen to partner with independent agency, ROAST for their digital services following a competitive pitch and have already expanded their appointment to the wider business. World Courier, part of Cencora, will have Roast carry out services including PPC, Paid Social and SEO. The digital activity is global, with SEO focused on US and UK. The brand approached media and performance agency, Roast, with the challenge to increase the revenue driven from paid media by improving the structure and strategy of the accounts. The Roast Organic team are addressing any technical issues with the sites, as well as work on their content strategy. Roast will also work in partnership with the client to plan a strategic roadmap for their digital marketing.
